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Monday, July 7, 2008 7:09PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 13,323, Time of Game: 2:55
Astros
7
41-49
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 12½ GB
 at Pirates
10
41-47
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 11½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    7  9  1
Pirates         4  2  0   4  0  0   0  0  X   10 14  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darin Erstad CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 .307 .794 17 10 -0.047 0.96 0.036 -0.083 -0.4 1 0
Mark Loretta 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .268 .720 21 14 0.002 0.79 0.055 -0.053 -0.0 4 4
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .348 1.100 23 12 0.157 1.17 0.219 -0.062 1.1 10 0 2B
Carlos Lee LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 .292 .881 9 7 0.150 1.17 0.198 -0.048 1.3 1 0 HR,SF
Miguel Tejada SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .280 .759 19 10 -0.064 0.79 0.009 -0.073 -0.6 3 5
Hunter Pence RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .725 18 10 -0.045 0.77 0.020 -0.064 -0.4 1 0
Ty Wigginton 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .274 .827 12 8 0.104 0.84 0.132 -0.028 1.2 0 0 2B
J.R. Towles C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .152 .543 9 6 0.033 0.72 0.074 -0.041 0.1 4 0
Runelvys Hernandez P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500 1.167 6 5 0.084 1.52 0.108 -0.024 0.8 0 2
   Chad Paronto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 5 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
   Geoff Blum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .600 5 3 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
Team Totals 35 7 9 7 3 8 .257 .708 146 90 0.332 0.93 0.851 -0.518 2.6 24 11
2B: L Berkman (29, off P Dumatrait); T Wigginton (14, off P Dumatrait).
HR: C Lee (20, off P Dumatrait; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Lee (5, off D Bautista).
TB: C Lee 4; T Wigginton 3; L Berkman 2; R Hernandez; M Loretta; D Erstad; J Towles; H Pence.
RBI: C Lee 3 (70); T Wigginton (21); L Berkman (70); R Hernandez (1); D Erstad (15).
2-out RBI: C Lee 2; T Wigginton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman; M Loretta-M Tejada-L Berkman; R Hernandez-M Tejada-L Berkman.
E: T Wigginton (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .279 .879 21 14 0.044 0.54 0.093 -0.050 0.1 4 0 HR
Luis Rivas 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .655 14 9 0.059 0.57 0.086 -0.027 0.2 1 1 2B
Ryan Doumit C 5 1 1 2 0 1 .326 .959 18 13 0.169 0.79 0.218 -0.049 0.8 9 0 HR
Jason Bay LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .289 .922 24 12 0.062 0.49 0.062 0.000 1.0 5 0
Xavier Nady RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .323 .920 13 13 0.082 0.82 0.166 -0.084 0.5 4 0 2B,2·GDP
Adam LaRoche 1B 2 2 2 1 2 0 .243 .736 20 9 0.146 0.76 0.146 0.000 1.8 3 1 3B
Doug Mientkiewicz 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .269 .725 14 7 0.075 1.13 0.107 -0.033 0.3 0 0 IW
Phil Dumatrait P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .048 .095 4 3 0.090 1.03 0.101 -0.011 0.8 0 0
   Denny Bautista P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .400 3 2 0.097 1.70 0.097 0.000 0.9 0 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .641 4 3 -0.017 0.38 0.000 -0.017 -0.5 GDP
   Tyler Yates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .304 .704 10 8 0.027 0.77 0.076 -0.049 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 36 10 14 10 5 4 .389 1.130 145 93 0.834 0.75 1.152 -0.320 6.1 27 3
2B: X Nady (24, off R Hernandez); L Rivas (5, off R Hernandez).
3B: A LaRoche (3, off R Hernandez).
HR: R Doumit (11, off R Hernandez; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); N McLouth (16, off R Hernandez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: D Mientkiewicz (3, by R Hernandez).
TB: R Doumit 4; N McLouth 4; A LaRoche 4; X Nady 3; L Rivas 3; J Bay 2; P Dumatrait; J Wilson; D Mientkiewicz; D Bautista.
GIDP: X Nady 2 (9); J Michaels (4).
RBI: X Nady 2 (55); R Doumit 2 (27); D Bautista (1); P Dumatrait (1); D Mientkiewicz (15); J Wilson (12); A LaRoche (40); N McLouth (57).
2-out RBI: X Nady 2; A LaRoche; P Dumatrait; J Wilson; D Mientkiewicz; D Bautista.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 10.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Runelvys Hernandez, L (0-3) 4 13 10 10 4 3 2 10.29 28 99 62 37 8 17 7 14 7 0 -5 -0.887 0.99 -8.0
Chad Paronto 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 13 46 31 18 2 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0.055 0.23 2.0
Team Totals 8 14 10 10 5 4 2 11.25 41 145 93 55 10 28 15 17 7 0 -5 0 0 -0.832 0.93 -6.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Dumatrait 3.1 9 7 7 2 1 1 5.26 21 72 38 28 2 8 2 16 9 0 13 -0.573 1.16 -5.4
Denny Bautista, W (2-2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.67 8 35 25 14 4 7 0 5 0 0 2 1 0.122 0.87 1.4
Tyler Yates, H (11) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.68 6 19 15 6 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.087 0.57 1.0
Damaso Marte, S (2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.46 4 20 12 8 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.032 0.44 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 3 8 1 7.00 39 146 90 56 15 19 4 24 9 0 13 2 1 -0.332 0.75 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Hernandez (1; D Mientkiewicz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 13,323.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 4mph in from Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Darin Erstad CF 1 Nate McLouth CF
2 Mark Loretta 2B 2 Luis Rivas 2B
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Ryan Doumit C
4 Carlos Lee LF 4 Jason Bay LF
5 Miguel Tejada SS 5 Xavier Nady RF
6 Hunter Pence RF 6 Adam LaRoche 1B
7 Ty Wigginton 3B 7 Doug Mientkiewicz 3B
8 J.R. Towles C 8 Phil Dumatrait P
9 Runelvys Hernandez P 9 Jack Wilson SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 6-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT R. Doumit R. Hernandez 22% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rivas Scores
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait -19% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores
t4 5-6 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait -18% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores; Loretta to 3B
t4 3-6 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R HOU R. Hernandez P. Dumatrait -11% 58% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Wigginton Scores; Towles to 3B
b1 1-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R PIT A. LaRoche R. Hernandez 10% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bay Scores; Nady to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Erstad P. Dumatrait -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Loretta P. Dumatrait 3% 50% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait -19% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait -1% 33% Walk
t1 2-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  HOU H. Pence P. Dumatrait -2% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); Tejada to 3B
t1 2-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R HOU T. Wigginton P. Dumatrait -7% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tejada Scores; Pence to 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Towles P. Dumatrait 3% 26% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Hernandez -2% 24% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT L. Rivas R. Hernandez 4% 27% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Doumit R. Hernandez -3% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Rivas to 3B
b1 0-3 2 --3 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay R. Hernandez 1% 26% Walk
b1 0-3 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R PIT X. Nady R. Hernandez 8% 34% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Rivas Scores; Bay to 2B
b1 1-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R PIT A. LaRoche R. Hernandez 10% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bay Scores; Nady to 3B
b1 2-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez 10% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Nady Scores; LaRoche to 2B
b1 3-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT P. Dumatrait R. Hernandez 10% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); LaRoche Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
b1 4-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Hernandez -4% 61% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 9-1-2
t2 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hernandez P. Dumatrait 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Erstad P. Dumatrait 2% 65% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2 3-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Loretta P. Dumatrait 1% 66% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b2 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT N. McLouth R. Hernandez 9% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b2 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Rivas R. Hernandez -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 5-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT R. Doumit R. Hernandez -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b2 5-3 2 --- 9,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay R. Hernandez 1% 73% Walk
b2 5-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  R PIT X. Nady R. Hernandez 9% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bay Scores
b2 6-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Hernandez 0% 82% Walk
b2 6-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez -2% 80% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 6.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 3-4-5
t3 3-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait -4% 77% Walk
t3 3-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait 3% 80% Flyball: CF
t3 3-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait 3% 83% Lineout: LF
t3 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Pence P. Dumatrait 2% 85% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
b3 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Dumatrait R. Hernandez -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 6-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Hernandez -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b3 6-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Hernandez -1% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 6.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 7-8-9
t4 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU T. Wigginton P. Dumatrait -6% 76% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 3-6 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  HOU J. Towles P. Dumatrait -7% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive); Wigginton to 3B
t4 3-6 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R HOU R. Hernandez P. Dumatrait -11% 58% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Wigginton Scores; Towles to 3B
t4 4-6 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  RO HOU D. Erstad P. Dumatrait 4% 62% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Towles Scores
t4 5-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Loretta P. Dumatrait -5% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Erstad to 2B
t4 5-6 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait -18% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores; Loretta to 3B
Denny Bautista replaces Phil Dumatrait pitching and batting 8th
t4 6-6 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO HOU C. Lee D. Bautista -1% 38% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Loretta Scores; Berkman to 3B
t4 7-6 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada D. Bautista 4% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Astros' Runelvys Hernandez facing 2-3-4
b4 6-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT L. Rivas R. Hernandez 5% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b4 6-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT R. Doumit R. Hernandez 22% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rivas Scores
b4 8-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Bay R. Hernandez 3% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b4 8-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO PIT X. Nady R. Hernandez -7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 8-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Hernandez 3% 68% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 8-7 2 --3 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez 1% 69% Intentional Walk
b4 8-7 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT D. Bautista R. Hernandez 10% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); LaRoche Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
b4 9-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Wilson R. Hernandez 8% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Bautista to 2B
b4 10-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Hernandez -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-10, Pirates' Denny Bautista facing 6-7-8
t5 7-10 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU H. Pence D. Bautista 2% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 7-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton D. Bautista 1% 88% Flyball: LF
t5 7-10 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Towles D. Bautista 1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-7, Astros' Chad Paronto facing 2-3-4
Chad Paronto replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
b5 10-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT L. Rivas C. Paronto -1% 88% Popfly: 2B
b5 10-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Paronto -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 10-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Bay C. Paronto 0% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 10-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT X. Nady C. Paronto -1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-10, Pirates' Denny Bautista facing 9-1-2
t6 7-10 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Paronto D. Bautista 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
t6 7-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad D. Bautista 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-10 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Loretta D. Bautista 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-7, Astros' Chad Paronto facing 6-7-8
b6 10-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche C. Paronto 1% 93% Walk
b6 10-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz C. Paronto -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Denny Bautista (P) batting 8th
b6 10-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PIT J. Michaels C. Paronto -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-10, Pirates' Tyler Yates facing 3-4-5
Tyler Yates replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t7 7-10 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Yates 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-10 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee T. Yates 1% 94% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t7 7-10 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada T. Yates 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-7, Astros' Chad Paronto facing 9-1-2
b7 10-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson C. Paronto -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 10-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth C. Paronto -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 10-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Rivas C. Paronto -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-10, Pirates' Tyler Yates facing 6-7-8
t8 7-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence T. Yates 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton T. Yates 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Towles T. Yates 1% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-7, Astros' Chad Paronto facing 3-4-5
b8 10-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Paronto -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 10-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay C. Paronto 0% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bay to 1B
b8 10-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT X. Nady C. Paronto -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-10, Pirates' Damaso Marte facing 9-1-2
Damaso Marte replaces Tyler Yates pitching and batting 8th
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Chad Paronto (P) batting 9th
t9 7-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum D. Marte 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t9 7-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Erstad D. Marte 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-10 2 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU M. Loretta D. Marte -1% 99% Walk
t9 7-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman D. Marte 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 10.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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